Privin Network provides private investigation services in the Netherlands, connecting clients with investigators and local partners experienced in background checks, surveillance, infidelity investigations, corporate due diligence, and international cases. Private investigation is a licensed, regulated profession in the Netherlands, and every case is scoped with Dutch law in mind from the outset.
Our investigators and local partners work throughout the Netherlands, including in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Eindhoven. Amsterdam, the capital and a leading financial and commercial center, is a frequent setting for corporate due diligence and fraud cases. Rotterdam, home to Europe’s largest seaport, drives a steady caseload of trade, logistics, and employee misconduct investigations. Eindhoven, the center of the Brainport technology region and home to major high-tech manufacturers, often involves intellectual property and employment cases. Wherever your case is based, our investigators and local partners know the area.
Our success is based on your success, and here are some of the many professional services our local private detectives in the Netherlands can provide:
Personal Investigations
Not everyone is always who they say they are. Whether it’s an individual or a corporation, determine who they are and why they’re there.
Background Checks
Identify and confirm pertinent information about an individual for an important decision.
Surveillance
An organization or individual may find that they need surveillance help due to suspicious behavior or due to a situation or event that may have occurred.
International Investigations
If you have a business relationship or are contemplating a new business venture in a particular country, it’s not uncommon to need the services of a private investigator to verify good information about an individual or corporation.
Locate Investigations
With our investigative skills, we can help you gain addresses and phone numbers for locating individuals.
Cybercrimes and Digital Forensics
Equipped with the right technology and a highly skilled staff of professional Investigative specialists, we can assist you in identifying a suspect, the purpose of an attack, and how it occurred. Computer intrusion, known in Dutch as computervredebreuk, is a criminal offence under Article 138ab of the Dutch Criminal Code.
Infidelity and Adultery Marital Investigations
A marriage or relationship brings with it the expectations of monogamy, but many find themselves in situations where this expectation is not being met by one or both of the individuals involved.
Our trained and experienced Netherlands private investigators, staff, and management all have police and/or military background, Furthermore, they are well versed in local customs, culture, and society.
Divorce in the Netherlands is no-fault. Article 1:151 of the Civil Code allows divorce at the request of one spouse when the marriage is irretrievably broken, so adultery is not a ground and does not need to be proved.
Parents who share authority during marriage keep it after divorce under Article 1:251 of the Civil Code, and divorcing parents with minor children must draw up a parenting plan, known as an ouderschapsplan. Infidelity therefore does not by itself decide parental authority or care arrangements.
The standard background-check document is the Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag (VOG), a certificate of conduct issued only by Justis after screening the applicant’s criminal history for the stated purpose. The person concerned applies for a VOG, usually at an employer’s request, so a third party cannot obtain one on its own.
Private investigation is a licensed activity in the Netherlands. Under the Wet particuliere beveiligingsorganisaties en recherchebureaus, known as the Wpbr, an investigation agency needs a licence granted through Justis, the screening agency of the Ministry of Justice and Security, and its investigators must hold the recognised professional diploma and pass screening of their conduct and criminal record.
Data privacy is governed by the EU General Data Protection Regulation, known in Dutch as the AVG, and the Dutch implementing act, enforced by the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens. Investigators may only process personal data with a lawful basis and in proportion to the purpose of the case.
Dutch criminal law treats recording by a participant differently from recording by an outsider. Article 139a of the Criminal Code punishes a person who, using a technical device, listens to or records a conversation held in a home or other enclosed space without being a participant and without acting on a participant’s instructions, with up to six months’ imprisonment. A participant may therefore record their own conversation, and an investigator acting on a participant’s instructions falls outside the offence, so the Netherlands works as a one-party consent jurisdiction.
In Rotterdam I engaged Privin Network for a background check. They worked efficiently, respected my privacy, and provided accurate findings on schedule.
I hired Privin Network for a case in Amsterdam. Their team was professional, discreet and responsive. They communicated clearly at every stage and delivered a detailed, well-organised report.
Privin Network supported me with a sensitive matter in Eindhoven. They were thorough, maintained confidentiality, and delivered results I could act on.
Yes, all investigations follow Dutch laws and regulations to ensure evidence is gathered legally and responsibly.
Yes, Privin supports businesses with employee misconduct cases, fraud investigations, due diligence, and compliance checks.
Yes, investigation findings can be shared with legal counsel and used to support civil or corporate legal matters.
Timelines depend on case complexity, location, and scope, but Privin provides clear updates throughout the process.
Yes. Under the Wpbr, investigation agencies need a licence granted through Justis, and their investigators must hold a recognised professional diploma and pass screening of their conduct and criminal record.
Investigators must follow the EU General Data Protection Regulation (AVG) and the Dutch implementing act, enforced by the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens. Personal data may only be processed with a lawful basis and in proportion to the purpose of the case.
A participant may generally record their own conversation. Article 139a of the Dutch Criminal Code punishes listening to or recording a conversation in a home or other enclosed space only when the person is not a participant and is not acting on a participant’s instructions, with up to six months’ imprisonment.
No. Divorce is no-fault under Article 1:151 of the Civil Code, which requires only that the marriage is irretrievably broken. Parents who share authority keep it after divorce, so infidelity does not by itself decide parental authority or care arrangements.
The standard document is the Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag (VOG), issued only by Justis after screening the applicant’s criminal history. The person concerned applies for it, usually at an employer’s request.
Computer intrusion, known as computervredebreuk, is a criminal offence under Article 138ab of the Dutch Criminal Code. Digital forensic work for a client is carried out on lawfully held devices and accounts.
The private investigators, staff, and management at our Netherlands office are highly skilled, with extensive police and military experience. Additionally, they have a strong understanding of the local culture and society.
